The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the nine

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from the state of

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, one from each of the state's nine

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various state and

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s were held on September 1.

Overview

District 1

The 1st district is based in the western and central parts of the state, and includes the city of

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. The incumbent is Democrat Richard Neal, who was reelected with 97.6% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Alex Morse, mayor of Holyoke

=Declined

= *Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, attorney and candidate for

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=Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Withdrawn

= *John Cain, businessman and former Navy officer

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd congressional district is in

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and includes

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. The incumbent is Democrat Jim McGovern, who was reelected with 67.1% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Tracy Lovvorn, healthcare operations manager and nominee for Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district in

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is based in northeastern and central Massachusetts, and includes the cities of Lowell,

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, and Haverhill. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who was elected with 62.0% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Declined

= * Dan Koh,

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selectman, former chief of staff to Boston mayor Marty Walsh, and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

The 4th congressional district is mostly in southern

and includes

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, the southwestern suburbs of

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, and northern Bristol County. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who was reelected with 97.7% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition. On September 21, 2019, Kennedy announced that he would not seek reelection, instead challenging incumbent U.S. Senator

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in the Democratic primary for the

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. The open seat attracted 12 candidates to file for the primary. On September 4, the Associated Press called the race for Jake Auchincloss, who won with 34,971 votes, a 1.4% margin over Jesse Mermell Auchincloss went on to defeat Republican Julie Hall in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jake Auchincloss,

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city councilor, U.S. Marine veteran, and former Republican political organizer for Governor Charlie Baker's 2014 campaign

=Eliminated in primary

= * Becky Grossman,

city councilor *

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, co-founder and former

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of City Year and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 * Ihssane Leckey, former Wall Street regulator * Natalia Linos, epidemiologist and executive director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University * Jesse Mermell, former

select boardmember and former aide to former Governor

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* Ben Sigel, attorney and former president of the Hispanic National Bar Association

=Withdrew

= * David Cavell, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts and former aide to President

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''(withdrew on August 13 and endorsed Mermell)'' ''(remained on ballot)'' * Nick Matthew, former public school teacher and nonprofit activist ''(endorsed Leckey)'' * Thomas Shack, former Massachusetts State Comptroller ''(endorsed Cavell, then Khazei)'' * Herb Robinson, engineerhttps://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele20/state_primary-democratic20.htm * Chris Zannetos, tech entrepreneur ''(withdrew on August 26 and endorsed Mermell)'(remained on ballot)''

=Declined

= * Chris Dempsey, former policy director for

's election campaign in 2012 * Paul Feeney, state senator *

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, Massachusetts State Treasurer * Jay Gonzalez, former state secretary of administration and finance and nominee for

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* Patricia Haddad, state representative *

, incumbent U.S. representative ''(ran for

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)'' * Scott W. Lang, former mayor of

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* Marc Pacheco, state senator * Becca Rausch, state senator *

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, state representative *

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, former mayor of

* Josh Zakim, former

city councilor

=Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Julie Hall, former

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city councilor

=Eliminated in primary

= * David Rosa, U.S. Army veteran

=Declined

= *

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, state representative *

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, mayor of

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and former state representative *

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, former state representative

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th congressional district contains Boston's northern and western suburbs, including Malden and Framingham. The incumbent is Democrat Katherine Clark, who was reelected with 75.9% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Raffaele DePalma, demographic analyst

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Caroline Colarusso, Stoneham selectwoman

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

The 6th district is based in northeastern Massachusetts, and contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and

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. The incumbent is Democrat Seth Moulton, who was reelected with 65.2% of the vote in 2018. Moulton was a candidate for the Democratic presidential primary in 2020, and said that he "has no intention of giving up his seat in the House." He won his district's primary with the most votes ever recorded in a House primary election in Massachusetts history.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Seth Moulton, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

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, Massachusetts PPD commissioner and Salem State University trustee * Angus McQuilken, gun control advocate

=Withdrawn

= *Lisa Peterson,

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city councilwoman * Nathaniel Mulcahy, scientist

=Declined

= * Kim Driscoll, mayor of Salem * Lori Ehrlich, state representative *Terrence Kennedy, member of the 6th district of the

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* Barbara L'Italien, former state senator and candidate for

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in 2018 *

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, former U.S. representative * Paul Tucker, state representative

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* John Paul Moran, businessman

Primary results

Independents

Candidates

=Declared

= * Christopher Fisher, carpenter

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th district is in eastern

, including roughly three-fourths of

and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Ayanna Pressley, who defeated ten-term incumbent

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in the 2018

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and ran against write-in votes only in the

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Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ayanna Pressley, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

In order to qualify for the general election ballot, a write-in candidate must receive at least 2,000 votes.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Rayla Campbell (write-in), occupational zoning activist

=Eliminated in Primary

= * Rachel Miselman (write-in)

=Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 8

The 8th district includes South Boston and the southern Boston metro area. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who was reelected with 98.4% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

In the Democratic primary, lawyer and ten-term incumbent Lynch defeated progressive challenger Robbie Goldstein, a medical doctor with expertise in infectious diseases and transgender healthcare. Several weeks before the primary, the ''Boston Globe'' noted the "stark contrast" between the candidates on several key issues, particularly healthcare and police reform. A proponent of Medicare for All, Goldstein ran on a platform of expanding healthcare access during a campaign overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lynch, who remains one of only three Democrats in the House who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2009, advocates reforming the current market-based healthcare system. In the context of nationwide protests against police brutality and killing of unarmed black citizens, Lynch stated his support for efforts to modify qualified immunity for police officers, while Goldstein advocated ending qualified immunity outright. Goldstein's campaign also highlighted differences between the two candidates on LGBTQ issues and reproductive rights. In the past, Lynch has identified as pro-life, a position he now deems too extreme. Several Democratic primary challengers over the years have called Lynch too moderate to serve Massachusetts's electorate. In 2010, Lynch responded, "Calling me the least liberal member from Massachusetts is like calling me the slowest Kenyan in the Boston Marathon. It's all relative.''

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Robbie Goldstein, infectious diseases physician at

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=Withdrawn

= * Mohammad Dar, physician (endorsed Goldstein) *

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, video game developer and candidate for

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in 2018

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 9

The 9th district encompasses

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and the South Shore, and extends westward into

, part of Fall River, and surrounding suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Bill Keating, who was reelected with 59.4% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. representative

=Withdrawn

= * Mark Sylvia, former undersecretary for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

=Declined

= * Joe Rull, Norwell town selectman

=Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Helen Brady, nominee for Massachusetts State Auditor in

=Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) * ;Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Richard Neal (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Tracy Lovvorn (R) for Congress

Jim McGovern (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Lori Trahan (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
Jake Auchincloss (D) for Congress

Julie Hall (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
Katherine Clark (D) for Congress

Caroline Colarusso (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
John Paul Moran (R) for Congress

Seth Moulton (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates
Rayla Campbell (R) for Congress

Ayanna Pressley (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates
Stephen F. Lynch (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates
Helen Brady (R) for Congress

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